Diamonds of the Realm Overview
Diamonds of the Realm is a medieval slot from Play'n GO released on 12 August 2021. Chat, we're back at Camelot with King Arthur and Queen Guinevere hunting down stolen diamonds. It runs on a 5x3 grid with a high-volatility engine and a max win of 20,000x the bet.
Math and Session Feel
Default RTP sits at 96.23%, which is a touch above the market median but not top tier. Volatility is rated 5 out of 5, so I'd tell viewers to brace for proper cold streaks. Dry runs of 50 to 100 spins are well within range here.
Bet range goes from 0.10 up to 100, which is flexible enough for most of chat. For a session at this variance I'd want at least 200x the base bet in the bankroll, otherwise you'll get chewed up before the feature even shows up. Not a slot for a quick ten-minute blast, if I'm honest with chat.
Symbols and Paytable
Low pays are the coin royals T, J, Q, K and A, and they're pretty weak, five of a kind only returns between 2x and 4x the bet. That's a wide gap to the premiums, which is classic high-volatility paytable design.
Premiums are Mordred, Morgan, Guinevere and Arthur, with five Arthurs paying up to 100x. The Wild is a battle flag marked Wild that subs for everything except the Scatter, which is a big diamond. You need 3+ on a payline from the leftmost reel to form a win.
Symbol Payouts
Bonus Features
Two features carry this game: the random Win Multiplier and the Free Spins round. On any base game spin the multiplier can pop up showing 2x, 5x, 10x or 100x, and it's applied to whatever that spin pays. When a 100x lands on a decent hit, it's the screenshot moment of the session.
Land 3 or more diamond scatters and Free Spins kicks off with just 5 spins and a 2x multiplier locked on. You then collect scatters on top of the reels to level up. 6 scatters gives 5 extra spins and bumps the multiplier to 5x; 12 scatters adds 5 more and pushes it to 10x; 18 scatters tops it out at 100x with another 5 spins.
Once that 100x is active, scatters stop landing, so you ride out the remaining spins at max multiplier. No Bonus Buy is available, so chat, you'll have to earn this one organically. That's fine by me, but anyone who likes to buy straight in should know upfront.
Bonus Buy Options
Land 3 or more scatter symbols to trigger 5 free spins with a 2x win multiplier. Collect more scatters on top of the reels to add 5 extra spins and push the multiplier to 5x, 10x, then 100x.
Feature Cost: Not available
Randomly activates on any spin in the base game showing 2x, 5x, 10x or 100x, applied to any winnings from that spin.
